What other recommendations or needs are identified in the red wolf five-year-review document?
A5: See the document itself for a complete list of recommendations. However, highlights include reaffirming the need to restore additional red wolf populations to the wild within the species’ historic range in order to achieve recovery. Another recommendation is to establish a disease management plan. A third recommendation is to partner with State wildlife officials and USDA officials to manage canid species issues in North Carolina. Expansion of the captive breeding program and retaining the island propagation program are also identified as important. Q6: Aren’t red wolves in the U.S. the same as Algonquin wolves in eastern Canada? A6: Scientists are currently studying relationships between red wolves in the U.S. and Algonquin wolves in Canada. Some scientists believe both wolves should be combined into one species and called the eastern wolf, possibly allowing for the wolves to be managed together. Other scientists believe the two wolves are genetically distinct enough that they sho
